heralds of a new age -- does that sound immodest? that's obvious, isn't it? we have an opening for a new member. preliminary investigations may already be underway. -- merely in the interests of order, you understand. the officials at the castle like to cover their tracks. -- merely in the interests of order. we may have attached too little importance to the reason eduard was summoned to the castle to begin with. -- ah, but what if it wasn't? yours is a very powerful and important firm -- it has a lot at stake. -- the crime so scandalous that the poor young clerk committed suicide rather than own up to it. -- oh, yes, it's mad. when a scapegoat is needed, my friend . why are you so aggressively unimaginative? eduard is no longer the only casualty. -- gabriela, on the other hand, had made an enemy of this man burgel. the loyal civil servant. i suppose you'll deny that shortchanging the workers to whom compensation is due is standard company policy.